UN climate talks shift into higher gear with government ministers and presidency’s new document

At the United Nations climate talks on Monday, government ministers will take over negotiations from lower level government subordinates.

Indigenous People, Long Sidelined at Climate Talks, Take the Stage in Brazil

This summit is unlike any of its predecessors in at least one significant way: The Indigenous presence is palpable and strong.

The Trump administration didn't send a delegation to COP30. How the US is maintaining a presence at the climate summit

The U.S. is maintaining a presence at COP30, despite the Trump administration declining to send an official delegation to this year's climate conference in Brazil.

Analysis-China finds bigger role as US sidesteps Brazil climate summit

By Valerie Volcovici and Lisandra Paraguassu BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -With the United States absent from the U.N. annual international climate summit for the first time in three decades, China is stepping into the limelight as a leader in the fight against global warming.

Trump administration skips COP30 climate summit, leaving California's Newsom to hurl criticism from Brazil

The Trump administration sent nobody to the U.N. global climate summit, leaving California Governor Gavin Newsom to ask, "What the hell is going on here?"

Indigenous groups demand attention at UN climate talks in Brazil

Brazil is hosting the United Nations climate talks with a focus on Indigenous peoples and the Amazon rainforest.
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Traditional acai berry dishes surprise visitors to Brazil climate summit, no sugar added

Acai bowls served by local vendors in Belem — the city hosting the 30th annual United Nations climate summit, the Conference of the Parties, known less formally as COP30 — are true to the dish’s rainforest roots, served unadulterated and without sugar.
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